China’s Charm Offensive in Eastern Europe Challenges EU Cohesion
China is building the 16+1 initiative into a platform for its Belt and Road Initiative, with consequences for the EU.
View ArticleWhat Has China Accomplished in Central and Eastern Europe?
Each year, the 16+1 summit has Central and Eastern European states clamoring for Chinese money.
View ArticleGrowing Tensions Between China and the EU Over 16+1 Platform
The EU is increasingly suspicious of China's specialized outreach to Central and Eastern Europe. Should it be?
View ArticleChina, Germany, and Central Europe: Leveraging Fault Lines
Insights from Jacopo Maria Pepe.
View ArticleWhat to Expect at the 2018 China-CEE 16+1 Summit
What to watch for as the premiers of China and Central and Eastern European countries gather in Sofia.
View ArticleWhat's Next for the China-CEE 16+1 Platform?
After the China-CEE Summit in Sofia, the “16+1” initiative is heading toward the EU.
View ArticleChina’s “16+1” Is Dead? Long Live the “17+1.”
This year’s summit might be the last for the “16+1” initiative – not because it’s dying, but because it’s expanding.
View ArticleHow Hungary’s Path Leads to China’s Belt and Road
Hungary’s various identities are all pointing in one direction: toward Beijing.
View ArticleHow China Influences Media in Central and Eastern Europe
China has successfully planted its narratives on topics like the Hong Kong protests into major news outlets across Central and Eastern Europe.
View ArticleCountering China’s Influence Campaigns at European Universities
Central and Eastern EU member states are in general vulnerable given the financial constraints at even the leading universities.
View ArticleChina Is Not Replacing the West in Serbia
Serbia is not seeking to replace the West as its principal partner, and no amount of Chinese coronavirus aid is going to change that.
View ArticleEngaging China in 17+1: Time for the ACT Strategy
China has managed to build a system of interconnected relations in Central and Eastern Europe. How should the region respond?
View ArticleChina and the Budapest-Belgrade Railway Saga
The railway became the BRI’s most important project in Europe -- but nearly seven years later, the story still isn’t over.
View ArticleCentral and Eastern Europe Is Not in Bed With China
Western analysts often parrot Chinese talking points about the strength of China’s presence in the region. The truth is far less rosy for Beijing.
View ArticleSlovakia: A New Challenger of China’s Human Rights Record?
A small state in Central Europe is emerging as a loud critic of China’s human rights violations.
View ArticleWill Poland Be an Anti-Huawei Force in the EU?
Mike Pompeo certainly hopes so. The incentives for Poland are less clear.
View ArticleHow China’s 17+1 Became a Zombie Mechanism
The Central and Eastern European countries were supposed to be China’s gateway to Europe; instead they have become its biggest headache
View ArticleCzechia: A Case Study of China’s Changing Overseas Propaganda Efforts
How China localizes its propaganda via disinformation outlets in the Czech Republic.
View ArticleChinese Disinformation Operations: What Central and Eastern Europe Can Learn...
The Taiwanese government and civil society’s tough, yet successful, battle against Chinese propaganda can be a lesson for democracies in the CEE region.
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